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'File 2/5 Pilgrims: Precautions for Haj and others' [4r] (7/236)
The record is made up of 1 file (116 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1926-1 Dec 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Cory of letter l^o.^R56 dated the 12th October 1°20 from the
President, Coneeil Sanitatre, Maritime et Quarantenaire,
D’Egypte, Aleitarrlrie to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrein.
Ob jet: - ANNUAL REPORT OP THE ?/E:CCA PlLGRIh'AGK .
I have the honour to inform you that this board has been
charged under the nevy Internationa?- Quarantine Convention
with the duty of presenting to the office International
d*Hygiene publique in Paris an annual report on the Mecca
PI 1 primage.
This convention will of course come into operation until it
is ratified by the Powers. It is proposed however that as this
is a project on which there was entire unanimity at Paris to
begin this year with an unofficial report. A consideration of
this by the Office would enable the Board to settle the lines
on which the official reports of the future should be drawn up.
I should therefore be glad if you would obtain for us the
following information:-
(l)The number of pilp^ins who left for the hedjaz, giving if
rossible:
(a) the ports
fb) the dates of departure of the various pilgrim ships
ren.
(c) the number carried by each ship: men women and child/
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(2) A statement showing the precautions taken before embarkatio
e.g. isolation in groups; vaccination against cholera and
small pox etc.
(S) whether any infectious disease developed between the port
of departure and Kamaran and if so, would a short description
of the vent be given.
(4) How many pilgrims returned to their country of origin
fa) of those setting out this year.
(b) also how many who had been left over from previous
p i 1 gr ima ge .
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The file contains letters and correspondence between the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. in London, the Foreign Office, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Gulf, the British Embassy at Jeddah, the British Embassy at Baghdad, the Government of Bahrain, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain. The main subjects are: statistics and arrangements for pilgrims to travel to Mecca, medical requirements, compulsory vaccinations against cholera, smallpox, and Yellow Fever.
The file also contains:
- printed report of the 1945 Pilgrimage (ff 28B-35);
- printed report of the 1946 Pilgrimage (ff 39-48).
The file contains copies of two notices from the Government of Bahrain and from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Arabic and English.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (116 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 112-115. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 116; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-80; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. The file contains the following anomalies: 28; 28A; 28B.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1057
- Title
- 'File 2/5 Pilgrims: Precautions for Haj and others'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:14v, 16r:16v, 18r:18v, 20r:28v, 28Ar, 28Av, 28Br, 28Bv, 29r:115v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence